Kobe kids put paper lanterns on river cleaned by locals

Kobe kids put paper lanterns on river cleaned by locals

OSAKA, Japan - Children put handmade paper lanterns on the Shinminato River in Kobe, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2014. The river was once filled with filth following the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake but has since been cleaned by local people.

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